Taraxacum officinale as an expression system for recombinant proteins : molecular cloning and functional analysis of the genes encoding the major latex proteins [[Elektronische Ressource]] / vorgelegt von Florence Foucu

Taraxacum officinale as an expression system for recombinant proteins: Molecular cloning and functional analysis of the genes encoding the major latex proteins Von der Fakultät für Mathematik, Informatik und Naturwissenschaften der Rheinisch-Westfälischen Technischen Hochschule Aachen zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades einer Doktorin der Naturwissenschaften genehmigte Dissertation vorgelegt von Master of Biology Florence Foucu aus Pau, Frankreich Berichter: Universitätprofessor Rainer Fischer Universitätprofessor Dirk Prüfer Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 27. November 2006 Diese Dissertation ist auf den Internetseiten der Hochschulbibliothek online verfügbar. i This thesis is dedicated to my family iiACKNOWLEGDEMENT First of all, I want to express my gratitude to Prof. Rainer Fischer and Prof. Dirk Prüfer for giving me the opportunity to work on my PhD in this captivating subject. I am grateful to my supervisor, Jost Muth, for guiding this work so well and for being so helpful and supportive all along of this adventure. I thank Thomas Rademacher who challenged my ideas and results, revised them, made them more precise; for his helpful advices and discussions that allowed me to develop the techniques necessary to carry this project though to fruition.